ORIGIN

Blue-Plate Project: 1970 Abarth 1300 Scorpione SS

This 1970 Fiat Abarth 1300 Scorpione SS is said to have been owned by the current seller since 1973, and it has been off the road for the last 20 years. The car is offered on a dolly, with the drivetrain removed but included. It was supposedly going to be cosmetically restored but the project stalled, and based on the plates has likely been in California since new. Find it here on eBay in Burbank, California. Special thanks to BaT reader Bill S. for this submission!

The car is said to have had only two owners, and the photos in the listing show some old and new shots. These current shots are badly saturated and make it difficult to tell the current condition of the paint.

Seats are aftermarket but otherwise the interior is said to be original. The center gauge pod in these cars is wild.

Several photos show buckets of floating engine parts. The seller states that all parts are there to complete the build, but after 20 years we’d want a pretty clear inventory of what is included.

This is an interesting model that we haven’t seen on the road in many years. This one will need lots of attention, and we hope that someone can justify the restoration expense to get it back on the road. Also cool is the seller’s claim that this particular car was the Sports Car Graphic test car back in 1970. Can anyone verify?